NPR played an interview with a potential voter this a.m. “I am glad she [Bachman] is running, she will bring common sense to the race.” Morning Marketplace announced this a.m. that New Jersey’s Governor Christie is negotiating an open credit line to J.P. Morgan for $2.25 billion dollars. If the State needs more dollars it […]

Under the War Powers Resolution of 1973, the President of the United States may order troops into combat for 60 days without seeking congressional approval. On May 20, 2011, 60 days after the attacks on Libya began, Obama sent a letter to Congress stating that while he would like them to support the U.S. […]

Picture of a computer-generated rendering of new buildings (beyond Williams Street, buildings in foreground are existing ones) in a “Teachers Village” along a new retail corridor on Newark’s Halsey Street in Newark, New Jersey. Teacher Villages for charter schools: Medieval castles for the educational company store Meet Ron Beit, a New York developer, fresh from […]

It is now more clear what happened with the Free Gaza Flotilla and, specifically, with the Mavi Marmara. First, a week or so prior to these events, Obama’s chief of staff, Rahm Emmanuel, held several secret meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Peres on May 26 & 27. Clearly, this was to express […]